Combined vise-holder and rod or pipe bending attachment.



E. R. SOLEAU.

COMBINED VISE HOLDER AND ROD 0R PIPE BENDING ATTACHMENT. APPLICATIONFfLED JUNE 20, 1916.

1,286, 34;. Patented NOV. 26,1918.

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COMBINED VISE HOLDER AND ROD OR PIP E BENDING ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATIUN FILED 1uNE20. 19m.

1 ,286, l 34. Patented Nov. 26, 1918.

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EDWARD R. SOLEAU, F BELLEVILLE, NEW JERSEY.

COMBINED VISE IrIOIaDIEllR. AND BOD OB PIPE BENDING- ATTACHMENT.

' To all whom it may concern:

. ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to makeand use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings,andto characters of reference marked thereon,'wh1ch form a part of thisspecification.

The present invention relates, generally, to that class of apparatus ortools for the use of'steam or gas-fitters, plumbers, etc. and, thisinvention has reference, more parti cularly, to a novel apparatus in theform of a combined vise-bench or pipe-holder and rod or pipe-bendingattachment, with a view of providing an apparatus of the generalcharacter hereinafter more fully set forth, which may be used in theform of abench, or may be securely fastened or clamped upon a post,column or pillar, is readily portable,

' r is; rigid and strong in its construction, and

can be readily manipulated asla bench-vise" for threading pipesand'rods,or for variously bending pipes or rods.

The present invention, therefore, has for its principal object toprovide a novel and simply-constructed, as well asfa readily manipulatedapparatus in, the form of a combination rod or pipe-viseholderand a rodorpipe-bending attachment therefor, providing an apparatus which willtake up but very little space, and being of a 'light'but strongstructural construction, can be readily carried fromplace to place:

Other objects of the present construction not at thistime moreparticularly enumerated will be clearly understood from the fol lowingdetailed description of the "present I invention.

With the various ob ects of the present invention in view, the saidinvention consists, primarily, in thenovel apparatus hereinafter setforth, and, the invention consists, furthermore, in the novelarrangements and combinations of the several devices and parts, as wellas in thedetails of the construction of the said parts, all of whichwill be more fully described in the following specification, and thenfinally em- I Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 20, 1916.

' or support in mama Nov. 26, 1918.

Serial No. 104,663.

bodied in the clauses of the claims which are appended to and which forman essential part of the said specification.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a side elevation of a combination rod or pipe-viseholder and rod or pipe-bending attachment, in the form of a bench,illustrating one embodiment of the principles of the present invention;and Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same. i

Fig. 3 is a top or plan view of the tableelement of the said apparatusshown in Figs. 1 and 2, with the pipe-vise removed; and Fig. 4: is ahorizontal sectional representation of the apparatus, said section beingrepresented as taken in a plane on line H in said Fig. 1, looking in thedirection of the arrow :0 in said Fig. '1, and with the legs or supportsshown in said Fig. 1 omitted from said Fig. 4:.

Fig. 5 is a view of the apparatus, with the said legs or supportsremoved, showing the apparatus rigidly secured or clamped upon a post,column or pillar, the said post, column or pillar being represented incrosssection, and the apparatus showing in connection therewith onemanner of bending a rod-or piece of pipe or tubing.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the abovedescribed views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the said figures of the drawings, thereference-character 1 indicates a complete combined rod or pipe-viseholder and rodor pipe-bending apparatus made according to and embodyingthe principles of the present invention, the same comprising a mainplate-like element, as 2, see more particularly Fig. 3 of the drawings,the same providing a suitable table or support for a rod or pipe-vise ofany suitable construction, as 4:, and which may be secured upon the saidtable or support 2 by means of bolts or screws 5 which are screwed intoscrew-threaded holes 3 with which the said table or support is provided.It will be understood, however, that the said vise may be mounted andsecured to said table 7 any other suitable manner, and that any othersuitable fastening devices or means may be employed inlieu of the saidscrews or bolts 3.

The said main plate-like element 2, which may be of any suitablemarginal configuration, is provided at its one end-portion with supportsor legs,

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plate-like element a suitable opening 6 of any desirable conand upon itsunder surface the said plate-like element 2 is made with a number ofdownwardly extending and angularly disposed leg or support-receivingsockets, as 7, in which are removably disposed the upper end-portions ofsuitable as 8. VV-hen thus provided with this arrangement of legs orsupports, the apparatus is adapted for use as a bench or table, as willbe clearly evident from an inspection of Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings.

The previously-mentioned plate-like element 2 is also provided withanother arrangement of screw-threaded holes, as 9, into which arescrewed from the lower side of the said element 2, the screw-threadedend-portions of suitable rods or bolts 10 of any suitable lengths, saidrods or bolts each being provided at their lower free ends withsupporting enlargements or heads, as 11.

The reference-character 12 indicates a suitably-shaped bar or plateprovided with holes 13 corresponding to the holes 9 in the 2 for thepurpose of mounting the said bar or plate 12 upon the said rods or bolts10, the said bar or plate 12 being supported in its suspended relationbeneath the main plate-like element 2 upon the said enlargements orheads 11 when the apparatus is used in the manner indicated in Figs. 1and 2 of the drawings.

At its one end-portion, the said bar or plate 12 is formed with marginalrecessed or depressed portions, as 14, the purposes of which will bepresently explained. It will be evident that any desirable number ofsuch recesses or depressions 14 may be employed.

If desired, the said plate-like element 2 'may be made upon its lowersurface with rib-like biting members, or the like, as 15, and the saidbar or plate 13 may be provided upon its upper surface with rib-likebiting members, or the like, as 16, the purposes of said members 15 and16 being selfevident from an inspection more particularly of Fig. 5 ofthe drawings.

As has been stated, when the apparatus has the legs or supports 8attached thereto, then the apparatus may be employed as a bench, as willbe evident from an inspection of Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings; but insome cases, as in the erection of new build- 1ngs,,1t may be desirableto mount the apparatus, in a manner shown in Fig. 5, upon a post orcolumn, as 17, in which case the bolts 10 are removed from theplate-like element 2, the said element 2 and the bar or plate 13 beingmade to embrace the said post or column, and the screw-threadedend-portions of the rods or bolts 10 being again con- ,ected with thesaid plate-like element 2. The said rods or bolts 10 are thereupontightly screwed up, o that the said plate "tachedto vertical posts .orcolumns of different cross-sections, or may be similarly mounted uponhorizontally disposed beams,

or the like.

In Fig. 5, I have represented one manner of bending a piece of pipe ortubing, as 18, this being accomplished by inserting the pipe or tubing.18 through the opening6 in the plate-like element 2 and placing theinserted portion 19 of the pipe or tube 18 against any one of therecessed or depressed portions 1 1 of the said bar or plate 12. Forceapplied to the portion 20 of the pipe or tube 18-, in the properdirection, will then cause the pipe or tube to be bent the desireddegree, as at 21..

The mode of operation of bending the pipe or tube 18 may also bereversed, the pipe being bent in the manner indicated by the dottedlines in said Fig. 5 of the drawings.

Of course I am fully aware that changes may be made in the generalarrangements and combinations of the various devices and parts, as wellas in the details of the construction of the said parts, withoutdeparting from the scope of the present invention as set forth in theforegoing specification, and as defined in the clauses of the claimswhich are appended thereto. Hence, I do not limit my present inventionto the exact arrangements andeombinations of the varlous devicesandparts as described in the said specification, nor'do I confi the exactdetails of the construction of the said parts as illustrated in theaccompanying drawings.

Iclaim:- a

1 In a device of the character main plate-like element. provided orpipe-receiving portion, a bar suspended beneath said main plate-likeelement, and a clamping means connected with the means ofsuspension ofsaid bar for clamping said main plate-like element and bar about a post,.or theli-ke.

2. A steam-fitters bench comprising a table-like element'formed with arod or pipereceiving opening, a bar suspendedbeneath said table-likeelement, said bar being also provided with a rod or pipereceivingporspecified, a with a rod 'tion and a clamping means connected with nemyself to receiving opening in said table-like element with marginal rodor pipe-receiving portions, and a clamping means connected with themeans of suspension of said bar for clamping said table-like element andbar about a post, or the like.

A. A steam-fitters bench comprising a table-like element formed with arod or pipereceiving opening and screw-threaded holes, bolts providedwith heads and screwthreaded end-portions screwed into the saidscrew-threaded holes of the table-like element, a bar mounted upon saidbolts, said bar being also provided with a rod or pipereceiving portionand a clamping, means connected with the means of suspension of said barfor clamping said table-like element and bar about a post, or the like.

5. A steam-fitters bench comprising a table-like element formed with arod or pipereceiving opening and screw-threaded holes, bolts providedwith heads and screw-threaded end-portions screwed into the saidscrewthreaded holes of the table-like element, a bar mounted upon saidbolts, said bar being provided at its one end beneath the rod orpipe-receiving opening in said table-like element with marginal rod orpipe-receiving portions and a clamping means connected with the means ofsuspension of said bar for clamping said table-like element and barabout a post, or the like.

6. A steam-fitters bench comprising a table-like element, leg receivingsockets ex- Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each,by addressing the Washington, D. 0.

tending downwardly from the lower surface of said table-like element,legs detachably connected with said sockets, said tablelike elementbeing provided with a rod or pipe-receiving openlng, a bar suspendedbeneath said table-like element, said bar being also provided with a rodor pipe-receiving portion and a clamping means connected with the meansof suspension of said bar for clamping said table-like element and barabout a post, or the like.

7. A steam-fitters bench comprising a table-like element, leg-receivingsockets extending downwardly from the lower surface of said table-likeelement, legs detachably connected with said sockets, said table-likeelement being provided with a rod or pipereceiving opening, a barsuspended beneath said table-like element, said bar, being provided atits one end beneath the rod or pipereceiving opening in said table-likeelement or pipe-receiving with marginal rod portions and a clampingmeans connected Wllh the means of suspension of said bar for clampingsaid tablelike element and bar about a post, or the like.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand this 5th day of June, 1916.

EDWARD R. SOLEAU.

Witnesses:

FREDK C. FRAnN'rznL, Fnnnn H. W. FRAENTZEL.

Commissioner of Patents,

